Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Plans to Improve Education by Upgrading 2,050 Schools

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced that 2,050 schools in the state will be given a facelift in the coming years. These schools will be upgraded and made 'Chief Minister Schools of Excellence' in a phased manner by 2026-27.

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The chief minister also directed the concerned officials to prepare a list of these schools by December 31. Apart from these, English medium government schools will also be opened in the state. The chief minister also said that the 'School Adoption Program' will also be started soon wherein officials from block, sub-division and district levels will be involved.

Sukhu also instructed the departmental officers to explore the possibilities of roping in the guest lecturers, for which online applications would be invited and a provision would be made to employ them in schools with vacant posts for a year or so.

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Sukhu instructed the department to prepare a detailed proposal for the guest lecturer scheme. A calendar should be prepared to ensure mandatory 220 teaching days in an academic session to the students along with other activities, the chief minister said, adding that compulsory training of teachers will also be conducted on the first appointment. He said that in order to improve the level of education, possibilities of obtaining cooperation from central government agencies as well as major non-government organisations should also be explored.

Admission in class 1 at the age of six years should be ensured in government educational institutions, he said. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu also reviewed the progress of the Rajiv Gandhi Day-Boarding School being opened in every assembly constituency in the state. He said that the present state government will complete the construction work of Atal Adarsh Vidyalaya which was started by the previous BJP government in Gohar, Dharampur and Bangana and adequate funds would be made available for them.(News Source)